Apple Crisp →
Loaded with apples, oats, nuts, and coconut, this homey dessert is full of sweet-tart, creamy-crunchy-chewy goodness and fragrant with warm spices. You receive extra points if you indulge yourself and guests and add a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of your favorite ice-cream on top. It’s also great for breakfast with a scoop of yogurt and your morning beverage of choice...think of it as baked apple oatmeal with nuts!
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
8-10 medium cooking apples like Braeburn, Cortland, or Granny Smith apples
¼ cup walnuts or pecans
¼ cup slivered or chopped almonds
¼ cup flaked coconut
2 cups raw oats like Quaker Oats
½ cup brown sugar + 2 tablespoons
¾ cup flour
½ cup butter
2 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
juice of half a lemon
½ cup apple juice or cider
*While preparing the Crisp and Apples, preheat the oven to 375.
For the Crisp:
Directions:
Melt the butter and mix well with the brown sugar.
Mix together the oats, flour, nuts, coconut.
Add a teaspoon of cinnamon and ½ teaspoon of salt
Add the butter-sugar sauce to the dry ingredients and mix well.
For the Apple filling:
Directions:
Peel and core the apples, slice the apples about a 1/4 inch thick, add to a large bowl, and coat with the lemon juice.
Add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, and ½ teaspoon of nutmeg and mix well.
Assemble the Apple Crisp:
Spread the apple mixture in a 9 x12 inch Pyrex baking dish.
Cover with the oats and nuts mixture.
Pour ½ cup of cider or apple juice over the Apple Crisp and bake on the oven middle shelf for 40-45 minutes, or until the apples are tender when pierced with a fork.
*Note: serve warm or at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream, or whipped cream, or yogurt.